Tejaswini Manogna

Tejaswini Manogna is an Indian doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder.[1] She won the title of Divine Miss Earth India 2019 and represented India at the 19th edition of the Miss Earth pageant held at Parañaque City, in the Philippines.[2] [3]

Tejaswini Manogna
Born (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994
Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India
EducationBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Alma materOsmania Medical College, Hyderabad
Occupation
  • Doctor
  • model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
TitleDivine Miss Earth India 2019
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Diva - 2017
(Top 6)
(Miss Talented)
Miss Divine Beauty 2019
(Miss Earth India)
(Beauty for a Cause)
Miss Earth 2019
(Unplaced)

Education and career

Tejaswini Manogna was born on 19 May 1994 in the city of Mahabubnagar, Telangana.[4][5] She did her schooling from the Rosary Convent High School and was a member of the National Cadet Corps, a youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces.[6] At the age of 16, she was adjudged as 'India's Best NCC Cadet' and 'Best Shooter' among 1.3 million cadets of the Indian Air Force, Army and Navy.[7] She was conferred with the Young Achiever award at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meet in Sri Lanka.[8] In 2017, she received a graduation degree in medicine (MBBS) from the Osmania Medical College.[9]

Manogna is also trained in Bharatanatyam, a major form of Indian classical dance.[10] She has national level accreditation as a graded professional dancer by Doordarshan, and India's Ministry of Culture.[8] She has given a series of concerts and workshops at Yorkshire, Feltham and Sheffield. She holds a diploma in yoga training and has worked as a yoga instructor in Hyderabad.[9]

Pageantry

In 2017, Tejaswini auditioned for the Miss Diva - 2017 pageant. She was then shortlisted as a contestant.[10] She won the 'Miss Talented' and 'Dazzler Eterna Best Makeover' subtitles during the contest.[11] On the finale, she made it to the top 6 as a finalist.[12]

In 2019, she auditioned for the title of Femina Miss Telangana 2019, where she was selected as one of the top 3 state finalists but could not make up to the selection for Femina Miss India 2019 finalists.[13] The same year, she joined Divine Miss India contest. The finale was held at Kingdom of Dreams, on 31 August 2019.[14][15] She won the 'Beauty for a Cause' sub-title at the pageant for her Eco projects.[16] Tejaswini eventually won the title of Miss Earth India 2019, earning the right to represent India at the Miss Earth 2019 pageant.[17]

Miss Earth 2019

Tejaswini represented India at Miss Earth 2019 where she won 'Miss Global Choice' and 'Eco Trivia' awards.[18] She was adjudged as the winner in Talent Round of Water Group, for performing bharatanatyam in tribute to Mother Earth.[19] She also came third in Best in Long Gown competition among her group.[18] The final coronation event was hosted in Okada Manila, Parañaque City, Philippines on 26 October 2019.Despite being a heavy favourite she was unplaced in the pageant.

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References
  1. "Tejaswini Manogna: This young achiever is a brainy beauty". Telangana Today. 20 September 2017.
  2. "I tick all the boxes for the big win, says Hyderabad girl ahead of Miss Earth 2019 finale". Indian Express. 11 September 2019.
  3. Estevez, Jillianina (31 August 2019). "Hyderabad, India's Dr. Tejaswini Manogna to compete in Miss Earth 2019 in Naga City, Philippines". Conan Daily.
  4. Neeraja Murthy (10 September 2019). "All for the Earth: Dr Tejaswini Manogna will represent India at the Miss Earth pageant in the Philippines". The Hindu.
  5. "Introducing Tejaswini Manogna Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017". The Times of India. 13 September 2017.
  6. Kashetti, Srikanth (1 February 2018). "Meet Tejaswini, A Wonder Woman Who Is A Doctor, Dancer, NCC Cadet, Model, & A Yoga Teacher!".
  7. "Tejaswini Manogna: Bag full of talent". The Deccan Chronicle. 11 July 2014.
  8. "A wonder woman - Telangana Today". Telangana Today. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. "Trying till she succeeds". Indian Express. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. "Hyderabad girl Tejaswini Manogna is one of the finalists at the Miss Diva 2017 contest". The Hindu. 21 September 2017.
  11. "Miss Diva 2017 Finale - Sub Contest Winners". ETimes. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  12. "Miss Diva 2017 : Shraddha Shashidhar to represent India at Miss Universe". News18. 11 October 2019.
  13. "Tejaswini Manogna's introduction at Miss India 2019 Telangana audition". Indiatimes. 6 February 2019.
  14. "Miss Divine Beauty celebrated the power of womanhood at the Grand Finale Event". Asian News International (ANI). 2 September 2019.
  15. "Miss Divine Beauty 2019: Meet the Winners". 5 September 2019.
  16. Gayatri, Sarada (1 October 2019). "Tejaswini aims for the crown". Telangana Today.
  17. "Tejaswini Manogna is Miss Earth India 2019". Missosology. 31 August 2019.
  18. "Miss Earth 2019 special awards: Talent, national costume, long gown, swimsuit, resort wear". Conan Daily. 19 October 2019.
  19. "India is Miss Earth 2019 Water group best in talent". Missosology. 23 October 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Devika Vaid		 Miss Earth India
2019		 Succeeded by
TBD
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